Jonathan Calleri’s hat-trick failed to end Wolves’ Europa League dream as they reached the last 16 despite defeat at Espanyol.Former West Ham flop Calleri hit three to earn the hosts a 3-2 win in Barcelona on Thursday, as Wolves progressed 6-3 on aggregate.Adama Traore and Matt Doherty netted for the visitors, who now wait for Friday’s draw to discover their next opponents, eve...Full Story »

Ruben Neves has dismissed talk of Wolves’ Champions League charge.
The midfielder has called for calm ahead of the Europa League clash with Espanyol.
Wolves are 4-0 up from the first leg of their last 32 tie and face the LaLiga strugglers in Barcelona on Thursday.
Winning the Europa League would earn a Champions League spot, while fifth place in the Premier League could also earn a pl...Full Story »

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has backed Arsene Wenger’s proposals to change VAR.The technology will be used for the first time in the Europa League this season on Thursday, with Wolves hosting Espanyol in the last 32.Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, expressed a plan which would mean a player would be deemed onside if any part of their body is level or behind th...Full Story »

Espanyol dented city rivals Barcelona’s LaLiga title ambitions in a pulsating 2-2 derby draw at the RCDE Stadium.Wu Lei secured a precious point for the league’s bottom club two minutes from time after Barcelona had been reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Frenkie De JongEspanyol were dreaming of a first derby win since February 2009 when David Lopez put them in front midway t...Full Story »

Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde is set to take Marc-Andre Ter Stegen out of the firing line after revealing his goalkeeper has been playing despite a knee injury.Ter Stegen is expected to miss the derby clash at Espanyol on Saturday and next week’s Supercopa de Espana against Atletico Madrid in Saudi Arabia due to a tendon problem.Valverde said at his pre-match press conference on Fr...Full Story »

Real Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona at the top of LaLiga with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the Bernabeu.Goals from Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema secured Zinedine Zidane’s side a fourth straight league win, despite Ferland Mendy’s late dismissal.Real’s victory moved them temporarily three points ahead of Barca, who play later on Saturday, with the first El Clasico of...Full Story »

Zinedine Zidane says he will not stop Wales star Gareth Bale from playing golf in his spare time.
Bale – who will miss Real Madrid’s LaLiga home match with Espanyol on Saturday through injury – admits playing golf is his passion and that his team-mates have nicknamed him ‘The Golfer’.
Wales are set to prevent Bale from playing golf during Euro 2020 next summer, ...Full Story »

Zou Feddal scored an equaliser four minutes into stoppage time to spare Sergio Canales’ blushes as Real Betis claimed a 1-1 LaLiga draw with Espanyol on Monday.Hosts Betis, who insisted last week that they would not sack under-pressure coach Quique Setien before the end of the season, fell behind after Canales’ careless pass across his own penalty area was intercepted by Borja I...Full Story »

An initially frustrating outing ended in two goals for Lionel Messi and three points for Barcelona against Espanyol on Saturday.
Lionel Messi and Barcelona were aided by a dismal error from Espanyol captain Victor Sanchez as they secured a patient 2-0 win in Saturday's Catalan derby.
Blaugrana skipper Messi had missed Argentina's midweek friendly with Morocco and revealed he has been managin...Full Story »

Lionel Messi surpassed 40 goals in a season for the 10th successive year as his brace secured Barcelona a 2-0 derby victory over Espanyol and moved them 13 points clear at the top of LaLiga.The Argentinian broke the deadlock in the 71st minute when his chipped free-kick attempt from the edge of the box was helped over the line by back-tracking Espanyol defender Victor Sanchez.Messi, who had been...Full Story »

Raul Garcia struck 10 minutes from time for Athletic Bilbao as they held Espanyol to a 1-1 draw at San Mames.Facundo Ferreyra scored his first goal since joining Espanyol from Benfica on a deal until June 2020 in the January transfer window, slotting low beyond Bilbao goalkeeper Iago Herrerin in the ninth minute.Bilbao were seemingly heading towards their second defeat in a row – having lo...Full Story »

A 1-1 draw did little to help Espanyol’s fading European hopes or Huesca’s slim survival chances.Borja Iglesias and Wu Lei threatened but failed to hit the target early on for the hosts before Esteban Granero put them ahead after 20 minutes with a free-kick which found the top corner of the net.LaLiga’s bottom club responded well to the setback and Enric Gallego and Ezequiel Av...Full Story »

A rejuvenated Karim Benzema scored twice in a LaLiga match for the first time in almost five months as 10-man Real Madrid beat struggling Espanyol 4-2.The France international scored in the first half either side of Sergio Ramos’ header to register his first league double since September 1.Substitute Gareth Bale, in the squad for the first time since sustaining a calf problem on January 3,...Full Story »

Real Madrid cruised into third place in LaLiga after Karim Benzema inspired Santiago Solari's side to victory over Espanyol.
Karim Benzema scored twice during a rampant first-half display as 10-man Real Madrid moved into third place in LaLiga with a 4-2 victory at Espanyol.
Having lost 1-0 in the corresponding fixture last season, Madrid were quick to ensure they did not suffer a similar fat...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari believes Karim Benzema is currently one of the world’s leading strikers and someone who makes the players around him better.
Benzema notched his 13th goal of the season in all competitions in Thursday night’s Copa del Rey win against Girona.
The France international has continued to be a standout performer for the European champions despite...Full Story »

Eibar eased their relegation fears with a commanding 3-0 victory over Espanyol at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.The hosts headed into Monday’s fixture without a win from their last six La Liga outings, while Espanyol were looking to build on last week’s 3-1 victory against Villarreal in the Copa del Rey.But it was the home side who cruised to an impressive victory, their first since N...Full Story »

Willian Jose scored twice as Real Sociedad beat Espanyol 3-2 in a Monday night LaLiga thriller.Real raced into a two-goal lead after only eight minutes, with Mikel Merino opening the scoring with a close-range finish from a corner.Five minutes later David Lopez handled in the area and, after a VAR review, a penalty was awarded which Willian Jose converted.But Espanyol clawed their...Full Story »

Days after being voted the fifth best player in the world, Lionel Messi scored two world-class free-kicks in a derby thumping of Espanyol.
Lionel Messi produced an incredible individual performance as LaLiga leaders Barcelona demolished Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday's Catalan derby.
Messi placed fifth in this week's Ballon d'Or voting, the first time he has been outside the top three since 2006, ...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has warned his players to be ready for one of their toughest derby encounters in recent years when they visit Espanyol on Saturday.Espanyol sit seventh in LaLiga, seven points behind leaders Barcelona who have taken 28 points from their opening 14 matches. Barca enjoyed the upper hand over their city rivals for several years but the gap narrowed last season, with...Full Story »

Espanyol moved up to second in LaLiga as they edged out Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at the Power8 Stadium on Monday night.The visitors bossed possession and had the better of the first half, but Borja Iglesias’ 41st minute header was enough for Espanyol to record their sixth win of the season and move to within three points of leaders and rivals Barcelona.The three points did not come easily thoug...Full Story »

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